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Fire in Gibson Flats near Great Falls, Dec. 01, 2021.

Brittany Keeler

Cascade County Sheriff's Department

Montana wildfire update for December 01, 2021

Jess Sheldahl

Fires pushed by high temperatures and strong, gusty winds burned several structures Wednesday and forced evacuations near Great Falls, Browning and Denton, which remains under threat.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Fish stranded from dam malfunction on Montana river

Associated Press
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malfunctioning gate that lets water out of Hebgen Dam just west of Yellowstone National Park caused flows into the Madison River to plummet early Tuesday, according to dam operator NorthWestern Energy.
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Gianforte appoints new Gallatin County judge

Dante Filpula Ankney
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The appointment follows a new law passed during the 2021 legislative session that eliminates the judicial nomination commission and allows the governor to appoint judges to vacancies.

Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

Nina Totenberg
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The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.

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On the left, a nearly 3.7 million year old fossil footprint now believed to have been made by an early human. On the right, the rear footprint of a young black bear.

Ancient footprints mistakenly attributed to bears were made by early humans

Nell Greenfieldboyce

A new look at nearly 3.7 million-year-old fossil footprints uncovered in Tanzania shows that multiple species of early humans lived together at the same time.

Glenn Marangelo

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Bug Bytes: Wasp Mantisfly

Glenn Marangelo
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As the name suggests, Wasp Mantisflies look a lot like a wasp, but they have the head and front legs of a mantis.
Justin Angle

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A New Angle

Doug Chabot on mountain and snow safety

Justin Angle
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This week’s guest is Doug Chabot, director of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. He’s put up new climbing routes around the world, rescued countless stranded mountain travelers and built an invaluable community resource at the Avalanche Center.

Abortion rights advocates and abortion rights opponents demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability.

Andrew Harnik

Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court

Nina Totenberg

The fate of abortion in the U.S. appears to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.